The Saint John Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in a key Eastern Conference showdown this evening. The result of this game could play a huge role in deciding who finishes third overall in the conference, a playoff position that could be very important down the road.
The Titan, thanks to an overtime win last night, have a two-point lead on the Sea Dogs. Both teams have 11 regular season games remaining.
Tonight is also Pride Night in Saint John. Game time is 7 p.m.
We are hosting the @ABTitan for Pride Night presented by TD at 7PM on Saturday! Bring tickets originally issued for December 31 to enter.
— x - Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) April 7, 2022
Tickets are available at the TD Station Box Office and online. Come celebrate the LGBTQ2+ community and show that we are Proud of our Pride! pic.twitter.com/fglPJ09cVa
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
Capacity/Proof of Vaccination/Masks: 100%/None/Not mandatory
Records: The Sea Dogs are 36-17-1-3 for 76 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/fifth QMJHL) while the Titan are 36-15-3-3 for 78 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/fourth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Gatineau Olympiques on Wednesday. Josh Lawrence, Brady Burns, Ryan Francis and Philippe Daoust scored for Saint John. Nikolas Hurtubise made 32 saves in the win. The Titan are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Olympiques last night. Ben Allison scored a pair of goals while Miguel Tourigny netted the OT winner. Jan Bednar made 36 stops in the win.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-2-1-1 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 4-2-0-1 against Saint John.
Last meeting: March 9 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Titan 4-3. William Dufour, Cam MacDonald, Connor Trenholm and Philippe Daoust scored for Saint John. Bennett MacArthur, Miguel Tourigny and Jacob Melanson scored for Bathurst. Nikolas Hurtubise made 34 saves in the win. Jan Bednar made 39 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: None.
Titan to watch: Miguel Tourigny leads all QMJHL defensemen in points (72), goals (28) and assists (44).
Random stat: William Dufour, with 98 points, sits second in league scoring behind Sherbrooke's Joshua Roy (100 points). Dufour is two points away from becoming the second Sea Dog in team history to post a 100-point season.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 98 and goals with 48... Josh Lawrence has a team high 59 assists... Riley Kidney leads the Titan in points with 87 and assists with 60... Bennett MacArthur has a Bathurst high 39 goals... the Titan are 17-11-1-0 on the road... the Sea Dogs are 18-9-0-2 at home... the Titan are averaging a league high 12.46 penalty minutes per game... the Titan have the best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 84.4%... Kidney has points in 10 straight games... Josh Lawrence has points in 21 straight home games... Dufour has points in 19 straight home games... the Sea Dogs have won four straight games... the Titan were without Hendrix Lapierre, Felix Lafrance and Chad Arsenault last night against the Olympiques.
Out of town:
Baie-Comeau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EDTCape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT
Québec at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Quebec Remparts tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.
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